Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Slovenia
Slovenia: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 18.81 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Slovenia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Slovenia is 18.81 percent, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Slovenia peaked at 19.36 percent in 2009 and was at its lowest, 14.15 percent, in 2006.
That places Slovenia 86th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 16.29 percent | — |
| 1993 | 16.14 percent | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 15.84 percent | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 15.34 percent | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 14.95 percent | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 14.4 percent | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 14.25 percent | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 14.8 percent | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 15.59 percent | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 15.24 percent | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 15.24 percent | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15.29 percent | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 14.25 percent | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 15.14 percent | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 14.15 percent | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 14.75 percent | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 19.11 percent | +29.6% |
| 2009 | 19.36 percent | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 19.24 percent | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 19.05 percent | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 18.67 percent | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 18.52 percent | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 18.76 percent | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 18.82 percent | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 18.85 percent | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 18.72 percent | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 18.69 percent | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 18.76 percent | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 18.7 percent | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 18.75 percent | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 18.76 percent | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 18.81 percent | +0.3% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 18.81 percent is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.66 percent, 1.9× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 18.81 percent is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.31 percent, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Slovenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +29.6% | 14.75 percent | 19.11 percent |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.25 percent | 14.25 percent | 16.29 percent | 8 |
| 2000s | 15.81 percent | 14.15 percent | 19.36 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.81 percent | 18.52 percent | 19.24 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.75 percent | 18.7 percent | 18.81 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More reference data data for Slovenia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.064 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3634 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0228 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3634 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2921 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.124 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Slovenia?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Slovenia was 18.81 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.36 percent in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.15 percent in 2006.
- How does Slovenia rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Slovenia ranks 86th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).